REVIEW: A Raisin in the Sun
There’s a moment in Act Two of Lorraine Hansberry’s A RAISIN IN THE SUN where 10-year-old Travis gives his grandmother, Lena, a gardening…
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REVIEW: All the Roads Home
ALL THE ROADS HOME is an interesting, well-acted play telling the coming of age stories of three generations of women. From the moment…
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SMALL ENGINE REPAIR Might Be the Funniest Play I’ve Ever Seen
I’ll just say it. SMALL ENGINE REPAIR by John Pollono is the funniest dark comedy I’ve ever seen on a Cincinnati stage. I’ve…
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REVIEW: Rabbit Hole
Sometimes you just need a good cry. At least I do. I caught the final dress rehearsal of RABBIT HOLE at Falcon Theatre…
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REVIEW: The Illusionists – Live from Broadway
I love magic, I always have. So when this year’s Broadway Across America season was announced and THE ILLUSIONISTS – LIVE FROM BROADWAY…
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REVIEW: Jane Eyre
The latest mainstage production from the Playhouse in the Park, JANE EYRE, does its best to appeal to a broad audience base. Fans…
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REVIEW: Mack and Mabel
The plethora of empty seats at last night’s opening of MACK AND MABEL probably reinforces the notion that certain titles sell – and…
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REVIEW: When We Were Young and Unafraid
Ensemble Theatre’s latest offering, WHEN WE WERE YOUNG AND UNAFRAID, is set in 1972. Women’s liberation is rising. Soldiers have returned from Vietnam,…
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REVIEW: Something Rotten
SOMETHING ROTTEN is the best touring show to come through Cincinnati in some time. That’s a bold statement, I realize, but it has…
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REVIEW: This Wide Night
Last Sunday night, multi-platinum selling, 18-time-Grammy winning Adele stopped mid-song, took a moment, and began again. Once she did, she gave perhaps her…
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